| Little Cherrystone Creek Tributary to Cherrystone Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Cherrystone Creek mouthShow map of Virginia Little Cherrystone Creek (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Whites Branch divide |
| • location | pond about 1 mile north of Chatham, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°51′04″N 079°23′28″W / 36.85111°N 79.39111°W / 36.85111; -79.39111 |
| • elevation | 795 ft (242 m) |
| Mouth | |
| • location | about 2.5 miles southwest of Motleys Mill, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°48′33″N 079°20′27″W / 36.80917°N 79.34083°W / 36.80917; -79.34083 |
| • elevation | 558 ft (170 m) |
| Length | 4.41 mi (7.10 km) |
| Basin size | 45.52 square miles (117.9 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cherrystone Creek |
| • average | 7.94 cu ft/s (0.225 m/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cherrystone Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Hailfax Road |
Little Cherrystone Creek is a 4.41 mi (7.10 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
Little Cherrystone Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile north of Chatham, Virginia and then flows southeast to join Cherrystone Creek about 2.5 miles southwest of Motleys Mill.
Watershed
Little Cherrystone Creek drains 5.90 square miles (15.3 km) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 407.98, and is about 36% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Little Cherrystone Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Little Cherrystone Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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